Waiariki MP Te Ururoa Flavell says the Prime Minister has agreed to meet with Te Whanau a Apanui and Ngati Porou next week to hear their concerns about off-shore oil and gas exploration.
Elvis Teddy, the captain of a fishing boat owned by iwi, was remanded on bail for two weeks when he appeared in the Tauranga District Court Friday on charges arising from a marine protest against a seismic survey of the Raukumara Basin.
Mr Flavell says the iwi are still upset they weren't consulted about the licence issued to the Brazilian company Petrobras.
